19.06.2007 /Events President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko receives Chairman and CEO of VTB Andrei Kostin - Andrei Kostin informed Alexander Lukashenko about VTB Group activities in the Republic of Belarus. Today, VTB Group banks are the largest lenders and fund raising arrangers in the international market for the Ministry of Finance, commercial banks and enterprises of Belarus.

19.06.2007 /Operations Vietnam-Russia Bank increased its authorized capital three times - Vietnam-Russia Bank increased its authorized capital three timesVietnam-Russia Bank (VRB) increased its authorized capital from USD 10 million to USD 30 million. A relative decision was made by the Board of Directors of the Bank on 25 April 2007.

19.06.2007 /Financial Statements Absolut Bank provided RUR 1 bln for Small Business Development - In 2006 SME’s loan portfolio increased 4 times, demonstrating 2 times growth from the beginning of the year.

19.06.2007 /Who's who Alessandro Profumo Named Best European CEO of The Year - "Institutional Investor" financial magazine named Alessandro Profumo, Head of UniCredit Group, the best European CEO of the year in banking sector (published in June’s issue of Institutional Investor, 2007).